2025 Best Industrial Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

a bachelor's degree in industrial design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #187 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of industrial design. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 59 bachelor's degrees in industrial design during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to industrial design students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other industrial design students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial design related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for industrial design students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Industrial Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Industrial Design in the New England Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for industrial design students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Product Design

1

Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Massachusetts College of Art and Design if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in industrial design. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public college located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in industrial design from Massachusetts College of Art and Design

2

Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA

34 Annual Graduates

Wentworth Institute of Technology is a great option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in industrial design. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in industrial design from Wentworth Institute of Technology

Best Industrial Design Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial design colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	60
Connecticut	341	10
Rhode Island	307	0

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Industrial Design Related Rankings by Major

Industrial Design is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Product Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	1,045
Illustration	313
Game & Interactive Media Design	121
Interior Design	63
Visual Communications	49
Fashion Design	46
Commercial & Advertising Art	39
Other Design & Applied Arts	29

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.